Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 3, 1884, Page 1

v HE OwmAHA DAILy BEE THIRTEENTH YEAR. CALAMITY'S CLOUDS A Couple of Them Meet with Disastrons Effect Over Oakville, Ind. Of 30 Houses in the Place, 27 Are Torn to Pieces, Four Persons Killed Outright, and Others Fatally Injured. Homes Snatched Up Bodily and Carried Miles, A Warehouse and Mill at Oakville Share the Common Fate. The Track of the Cyclone a Quar- ter of a Mile in Width, Fences, Barns, Bridges, Trees and Telegraph Lines Swept Away. Pennsylvania Also Visited, with Similar Disastrous Effect. Various Localities on the Ohio State Line Also Suffer from the Hurricane. ANGRY ELLEMENTS. ANOTHER CYCLONE IN INDIANA. Muxcig, Ind., April 2.—A destructive cyclone struck this county about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, completely wiping Oakville, seven miles south of here, on the Ft. W., C. & L. railroad, entirely out of existence and doing inestimable damage to life and property. About five o'clock a heavy black cloud came driving from the west and another from the north. The clouds met at the house of Tevis Cochran, two miles west of Oak- ville, lifted it bodly from its floor and foundations, and tearing it into kind- ling wood deposited it for two miles an a half. A minute later the cyclone struck Oakville, carrying death and destruction in its track. Of thirty houses in Oakville, all but turee were torn to atoms. Four per- sons were killed outright in Oakville, and the fifth died this morning, while James Sanders, two miles west, was also killed, MAKING SIX KILLED. Fifty are reported wounded. A large warehouse and saw mill adjoining are in ruins, and the scene is a_chaos of rubbish, of whose ownership it is impossible to tell. Ann Dearborn an old lady, two sons of Colonel John- son, and James Sanders are killed, and two other persons whose names were not ascertained. Christian Swain lost every- thing and had his house blown from over his head, but like Cochran escaped un- injured. L. Hale had a new house re- moved entirely from its foundations. The track of the cyclone was about a quarter of a mile wide and destroyed everything in its track. ON THE STATE LINE. CrycisNaTi, April 2.—Reports from Eastern Indiana and Western Ohio says the storm last night was very severe. The wind blew a hurricane, prostrating fences and telegraph lines, and communi- cation is badly interrupted. Near Green- ville the storm was very severe. Houses, barns and trees were blown down. No lives are reported lost. HAVOC AT HOMESTEAD. Prrrssurc, April 2,—At Homestead, eight miles from this city, on the Pitts- burg, Virginia & Charleston railroad, a frame house in course of erection was demolished by the storm and six men at work were injured, one seriously. Other houses in theneighborhood were wrecked. The damzge will amount to several thous- and dollars. OAKLAND'S KILLED AND WOUNDED, Muxcie, Ind., April 2,—In the Oak- ville cyclone the following were killed: MRS, ANNA DEARMOND, widow, aged SUSAN HILES, aged 15, When discov- ered sho was in an_almost nude condition, her clothing having been literally blown from her person. § BABL OF O, C. JOHNSON, found in the field 150 yards from where the house stood, ‘with head crushed. THE BABY OF CHAS, BROWN, in- jured, JUFURNER JOHNSON, 12 yearsold, son of ©. C. Johnson, blown 20 rods; skull crushed; will probably die NANCY MYERS, 60 years old; arm bro- n, LEMMIE MYERS, aged 13; JINO. HUFFMAN and wife, both badly the head, JEFF HOOVER, engineer at the saw mill; log broken in two places, and injured inter- nally. JIFF MILLER, bip dislocated. MRS, JEFF I\I‘LL LR, badly hrulfmd. FRED COLDSTOCK, of Shelbyville, two ribe hroken, WIDOW HIMER, a bad cut in the shoul- der. FIFTEEN OTHERS, more or less injur- ed, none seriously. AMONG THE HOUSES SMASHED was that of John Sullivan, in which were himself, wife and six children, all of whom were miraculously saved from de- bris uninjured. FURTHEL OF THE DAMAGE IN OHIO Corunsus, March 2,—Dispatches from various points northwest of here give further accounts of the destruction by the cyclone last night. At Dublin, 0., & church and several barns were unroofed. Considerable stock is reported killed. 1 At Arncum, near the Indiana line, twelve barns and four houses were des- troyed, and three persons hurt. At Mechavicsburg, many trees were blown down and several buildings un- roofed. At Bowleraville and Mutual, the storm did considerable damage to timber and barna. The track of the tornado was about a third of a mile wide. Fortunately there were no large towns in the track of the storm. » FURTHER OF OAKVILLE'S DESTRUCTION, Cuicaco, April 2. —The Daily News' i Muncie, Ind., special gives the following additional details of the Oakville cyclone: In the pathof the storm for five miles enast and west of the village the damage is equally great. Every farm passed over was made a perfect wreck, barns, houses, orchards and forests being blown down and fences leveled to the ground. Every presents A SOENE OF DESOLATION. On the farm of James Saunders, four miles east of Middletown, the barn and house was completely destroyed. Saun- ders, who is a merchant in Middletown, but who was out of the place at the time, and had taken refuge in the barn, was instantly killed. AT THE TOWN OF MURRAY a family of eight persons had their house blown to splinters, and the father, Wm. Lines, was killed outright. The others escaped. W. Franks, a painter four miles west of Oakville, while out on his farm, was caught by the storm and in- stantly killed. The condition of the denizens of Oakville is terrible. Think of them without houses, clothing food or bedding. They were found standing IN THE COLD BLINDING SNOW STORM, or shivering in the fireless houses that yet remain. People more fortunate have thrown open their houses to the suffer- ing, and are making arrangements to feed the hungry until such time as they may be able to sustain themselves. THE DAMAGE IN MONONGAHELA VALLEY. Prrrsure, April 2.—By the cyclone which passed over Monongahela valley this morning property was damaged sev- eral thousand dollars, and twenty-one persons were injured, four probably fa- tally. Ata few moments past 9 o’clock it began hailing, with vivid flashes of lightning and loud peals of thunder. A terrific gale followed, which levelled fences, wrenched signs from their fasten- ings, and demolished several houses. The roof of Wm. Rosenberg’s house was blow off. Dbrs. Rosenberg, Fanny Skul- kin and the baby v ere injured soverely by a falling wall. Soveral persons were hit by falling signs and shutters. Oliver & Roberts’ wire mill, South Side, completely wrecked. The building was 200 feet square, and almost entirely of iron. A hundred men were at work on the building when it fell with a crash. All but six escaped uninjured. Only one of these was seriously hurt. A TORNADO IN TEj EE. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., April 2.—A cyclone 100 yards wido passed thirty miles below the city last night in a north- westerly direction. Two members of Col. Tatum’s family were killed and five other deaths are reported. Several trees were blown across the track of the Ala- bama & Groat Southern railway. The night express was thrown from the track by obstructions. The fireman, Ed. Brown, was killed, and the engineer, Mike Frowlo, injured. THE DAMAGE AT REYNOLDSBURG. Corumpus, April 2.—Word was re- ceived this morning that a destructive wind storm had passed over Reynolds- burg, twelve miles east of Columbus, and in a southeasterly direction, last night. Several houses, barns and bridges were blown down and a still greater number unroofed. Fences and fruit trees were laid waste, and five miles of telegraph poles along the National road were torn down. So far, it is learned, no person was seriously injured. Some stock was killed. The effects of the cyclone did not touch Columbus except in a heavy rain and hail storm. IN PENNSYLVANIA, Prrrspurd, April 2.—A terrific wind storm accompanied by thunder, lightning and hail, passed over the city at ten o’clock this morning, doing considerable damage to property and injuring a num- ber of persons. Oliver & Robert's new wire mill, a large sheet iron structure, on 9th street, south side, wasblown down. Two workmen, Wm. Lacy and James Donahoe,were seriousiy injured. A frame house not yet completed was demolished, butno one hurt. A carpenter named Robinson, erecting a scaffold upon which Geo. Jones is to be executed to-morrow, was struck by a beam and quite scriously hurt. A number other persons were in- jured by falling chimneys and signs. A special from Petrolia, Pa., reports heavy damage from the storm, which passed over the town at half past ten o'clock. e —— Kansas Caltle Men's Convention, Donce Crry, Kansas, April 2,.—The second annual meeting of the western Kansas stock growers' association con- veued in this city this afternoon. The town is crowded with people, numbering the most important stock growers from Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico and northern Texas, The questions to come up for discussion will be of national im- portance, and the action of the conven- tion on the trail question is awaited with interest, as it is thought the united ac- tion of an association so large in number and representing so much wealth, will certainly have some weight with our representatives in congress, The convention was called to order this afternoon by President A. R, Me- Coy, who delivered a few remarks con- gratulating the members on the prosper- ity manifest during the year past, upon the harmonious workings of the associa- tion, the general good will and good fel- lowship existing among the members and the general outlook for the coming year, He called particular attention to the need of more stringent measures for the prevention of burning ranges, both b accident gand maliciously; and the nee of more Wffective efforts for the sup- pression of cattle and calf stealing, and pointed out the great difficulty of con victing thieves. 1t is estimated those present to-day represent nearly 400,000 cattle, T —— The Crook Apache Campaign. ‘WasniNGToN, April 2, — Information has been received at the headquarters of the army from the United States consul general at Matamoras concerning the Apaches in northern Mexico, which tends OMAHA, NEB. THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 3, 1884, 4 Abion e ———— NO. 345, NEWS OF THE NATION. Bliss’ Charges for Star Ronte Services Over Half a Million, Ho Charged $100 a Day for Sun- days and $150 for Trial Days. Maxey Makes a New Solution of the Silver Question, Providing for Recoinage into Half Dollars After January, 1885, Preparations for a Readjustment of 2,406 Postmasters’ Salaries, Bondholders of the N, P, Petitioning as to Their Forfeited Linads, BLISS' BIG BILL. OVER A HUNDRED DOLLARS A DAY, WasniNeron, April 2,—Before the Springer committeo to-day George Bliss testified that his entire charge for services in the star route cases was £509,632, of which §43,442 was for expenses. He de- nied that he received $150 a day, as his services covered a greater period than has been reckoned. Foran asked, ‘‘How many men did you convict}” “Only two,” replied Bliss. “Were they punished?’ “No, sir.” “Did you collect any money from the government.” No, sir; I've not gone into the insur- ance business.” Springer asked: for Sunday!(” Bliss—*'I think my bills will show 1 charged for Sunday. I know I worked on Sunday.” Springer—*‘That's probably why you did not succeed.” Bliss said he did not charge over $100 a day, except when the case was on trial. Ha thought it a poor day in New York when he didn’t make $100, The exami- nation will be continued to-morrow. “Would you charge THE SILVER Q}ESTH)N. MAXEY'S SOLUTION. ‘WASHINGTON, April 2. —Senator Maxey has prepared an amendment to the house bill for the retirement of the trade dol- lar, providing that after January 1, 1885, trade dollars, together with all halves, quarters and dimes, now coined and in the treasury, or that shall come into the treasury, and all silver purchased for coinage, shall be coined into full logal tender half dollare, containing 200} grains of standard silver; provided, how- ever, that the sccrotary of the treasury may, in his discretion, continue the coin- age of quarters and dimes of the same proportionate amount of standard silver as that contained in the standard dollar, such coins also to be full legal tender to any amount. It also provides for silver certificates based on thcse coins. WASHINGTON NOTES, MAIL MAN FRENCH EXONERATED, Regular Press Dispatches, ‘WasHiNGTON, April 2,—The board ap- pointed by the postmaster-general to in- vestigate the charges of favoritiem and injustice to subordinates, discrimination against Union soldiers, and inefliciency, untrustworthiness, and dishonesty in connection with the weighing of the mails, made against C. J. French, super- intendent of the registered mail service of the fifth division, headquarters at Cincinnati, made a report that they find the charges not sustained by the evi- dence, and say that from the testimony they believe him to be a_just, competent and honest official, entitled to the sup- port of his superior officers, and the res- pect of his subordiuates. REPUBLICAN CAUCUS, The republican senators will meet in caucus to-morrow evening, to further consider the order of business. RESERVATION LANDS RESTORED, & The president has made a proclamation restoring to the public domain, all in Turtle mountain Indian reservation in Dakota, excopt townships Nos, 162 and 163, north of range 7. west, which are reserved for the benefit of the Indians. POSTMASTERS' SALARIES, The annual readjustment of salaries of postmasters for the next fiscal year has begun at the postoffice department. salaries of 2,405 presidential postmasters will be adjusted on the returns for the quarter ended March 31st. The adjust- ment will take effect July 1st. The de- partment is about to begin the examina- tion and review of the claims of post- masters for the readjustment of their sal- aries for the period between the years 1864 and 1874, in accordance with the provision of the act of March 3, 1883, Circular letters are being sent to all per- sons who were postmasters during that period, or their heirs, calling for informa- tion concerning their claims, There are many thousands of these claims, covering periods from one to ten years. The pos- tal officials say the enormous sum of $50,- 000,000 will be required to pay them, FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS, SENATE. ‘WarHiNGToN, April 2,—The chair laid before the senate the credentials of Hen- ry B. Payne, senator-elect from Ohio. These credentials were trnsmitted, owing to an informality in the credentials first presented. The senate passed the bill to increase the efliciency of the general land office; also Merrill's bill for the improvement of to strengthen the belief that Little Char- | b ley McComas was killed by his captors, From talks with Apache squaws at Chihushua recently captured by the Mexicans there can be but little doubt of it. Ju issaid to be still alive and with twenty bucks is not over 100 miles north of Chihuahua. It is reported in that country if General Crook had supplies enough in his Mexican campaign to have remained in the mountaius a fortnight longer Ju and every Apache in those mountains would have come in. (ieneral Orook was compelled to move too soon on account of a large number of squaws and Mgl 1 children, inage. The education bill was taken up and discussed by Moessrs, George (dem., 'Mise.), Blair (rep., N. H.), Van Wyck (rep., Neb.) After executive session the senate adjourned. HOUSE, Mr. Dcrsheimer (dem., N, Y.) pre- sented a memorial from the bondholders of the Northern Pacific railway company, praying to be heard beforo the committee on public lands on the bill declaring for- feiture the lands granted, and asking congress to urotect their interests. Re- ferred. The house then went into committee The | (l;fl:.he whole on the Indian appropriation ill, Mr. Ellis (dom., La.), explained the provisions of the bill, including the pro- vision for the punishment of surreptitius whisky sellors, and the annual census of tribes, and the provision for school houses. He expressed the hope that they would be given a standing in the ocourts, and eventually citizenship. Mr. Throckmorton (dem., Texas,) favored giving the five civilized nations a territorinl government and a delegate in the house, and lands in severalty to the heads of families in other tribes. A recess was taken for fifteen minutes to allow members to pay their respects to General Graut. When the house reconvened, a mes- sago was roceived from the president recommending an appropriation of 100, 000 for the protection of the lovees of the lower Mississippi. Adjourned. e— FLORIDA FILIBU A Revolationary Expedition Against uba Said to o Have Left Key West—Revenue Outters in Pursuit. ERS. SAvaNNAH, Ga., April 2.—A special to The Morning News from Koy West says reliable reports say the schooner Shoters left last night with Gen. Aqnnm and 20 men, well armed, for Cuba. The revenue cutter Dix left this morning in pursuit. The Spanish consul is aboard the Dix. Great excitement here, WasniNaron, April 2,—Information originating with the Spanish o nsul at Key West was received by Secretary Fol- ger through state department channels last Saturday evening, to the effect that a Cuban rovolutionary expedition was being organized at Koy West by Ag- norro; that ho had collected one hundred well-armed men and stores of explosives, and that the expedition might be expect- od to depart from our shores at an early day. Orderawere thereupon telegraphed the commanders of the revenue cutters Governor Dix, supposed to bo at Koy West, and the George S. Boutwell at Sa- vannah, to take steps immediately to prevent any such violations of law, and instructions were also telegraphed to two special agents of the treasury department, one in Florida, the other in Georgia, to proceed to Key West to as- sist in any needed investigation. The Dix, however, had loft Key West Sat- urday for Cedar Keys, 300 miles distant, and the message to the commodore reached him only Monday, when he ar- rived at Cedar Keys. The Dix then started back immediately. ~ Nothing has since been heard from her at the depart- ment, but no doubt is entertained that she started in pursuit of the filibustering schooner, as stated in the press dispatches from Key West early this morning. 1t is alleged that the delay in”starting is ac- counted for by the necessity of coal- ing after the cruise to Cedar Keys. As the Dix is under steam capable of making ten or twelve knots an hour, it is be- lieved she will easily overhaul a small sailing schooner, unless the lat- ter diverts from her named course to Cuba, and evades direct pursuit by temporary concealment along the shores. The Boutwell, which was put in order at Savannah last Sunday, and. left thap-port Sunday evening, has probably by this time reached a position to aid in the work of search or capture, but nothing has been heard from her since the de- parture. Our government was similarly inform- ed several months ago that a filibuster- ing expedition against Cuba was said to be organizing at New Orleans, Sevoral of our revenue vessels were continuously on watch for it ever since, but without discovering any attempt at evasion of the law. —— ‘Whisky Did 1. Special Dispatch to Tik Bk Krarney, Neb., March 2.~ A, Gron- berg, a farmer living some miles in the country, met with his death accidentaliy last night. It is supposed that while going home somowhat _intoxicated he drove off into a deep draw, about two miles west of town, where his body was found this morning by some o{u. Spools of barb wire which he had in his wagon were piled on him, broken, His neck was e —— Hendricks Interviewed in Paris, Pams, April 2,—Ex-Goy. Thomas A, Hendricks has been interviewed respect- ing the Cincinnati riots. He thinks the citizens of Cincinnati will soon come to regret the events which led to the burn- ing of the court house. He does not be- lieve any organized efforts exist to estab- vigilance committees in the great o of the United States. He is of the opinion that it is the sensible thing for democratic factions to compromise their differences with respect to protec- tion and free trade. e e—— e A Cattle Men's Battle, GALvESTON, April 2,—The News' Den- FOREICN FRAGMENTS. The Enoeror of the Germans Il and Conded fo His Room, Bismarck's New Scheme for Ce- menting the German Empire. A Groat Banquet Tendered Par- nell for Easter Motiday. On Which Occasion He will De- liver a Politioal Address. The Projeot of Expending £40,000 as Salaries for Home-Rulers, The Social Topie in England, Baker Pasha's Reinstatement. OVER THE OCEAN. KAISER SICK. Bernan, April 2.—Emperor William is confined to his room. HEWITT FOR ABYSSINIA, Svaxiv, April 2.—Admiral Hewitt has started for Massowah, en route to Abssinia, HONOR TO PARNELL. Mr. Parnell has been invited to become the gueat of thecorporation of Drogheda, Ireland, on Eastor Monday, when a great public banquet will be tendered him and he will bo presented with the freedom of the city. It has been arranged that on this occasion the Irish leader will deliver a great political address. He will, it is understood, take advantage of the oppor- tunity to nullify the projected alliance of the Ulster tories and liberals against the home-rulers by explaining indetail the uses to which he intends to put the pro- jected campaign fund of £40,000 and by ulfl()lding his new plan for securing sal- aries for Irish members of parliament. At present it is difficult to induce strong men in the home-rule ranksto become parliamentary candidates because most of the greater home-rulers are too poor to accept unsalaried political positions, CEMENTING THE GERMAN EMPIRE, Bismarck has just announced at Berlin a proposal for more complotely imperial- izing Gormany. Hoe oalls it a project for a more complete cementing op the Ger- man _empire. Tho chancellor has pre- pared a_bill which is to be submitted to the reichstag immediately after the Easter recess, and which contemplates the entire recasting of the federal council, or upper house of the German parlia- ment, ON THOROUGHLY AUTOCRATIC LINES, The council, or bundesrath, as it is officially termed, is now composed of fifty-two members appointed by the diets or other representative bodies of the four kingdoms, six grand duchies, five duchies, and seven principalities composing the German empire. It is consequently a strictly representative body because its members derive their powers from depu- ties elected directly by the peopls, while it is purely tederal in as much as they reprenent their respective states, and not individual constituencies. THE NEW PROJECT of the chancellor does not interfere with the number of the members of the bundesrath, mnor with the functions of that body, but it aims to revolutionize its character by putting the sole appointing power practically in the hands of the sovereigns of the various states. Inits text the new bill, which it is understood is to be pressed to passago with all the power of imperial influence, gives to the respoctive sovereigns only the right of nomination, and gives the various diets MERELY CONFIRMATORY POWELS, but it is evident that any sovereign, in the event of a refusal by the diet to con- firm his nominations, can refuse to make others, and thus force the diet to con- firmation under the penalty of leaving the state unrepresented in the chief council of the empire. BAKER PASHA AND THE WOMEN, The social topic of greatest interest just now appears to be the proposed rein- statement of Baker pasha in the military position which he forfeited some years ago. The Standard, it seems, received no fewer than two hundred letters from ladies recently, urging that the erring officer should be forgiven. Forgivenoss being with many women the heroic vir- tue, this is not very surprising; but have these ladies no fear that in their impul- sive generosity they may be helping to brsn& down the barriar which society, none too careful as a rule for female honor, has placed about their sex to pro- tect them from foulest wrong? “‘It was only & momentary impulse,” they say, but is that any reason for re- laxing the penalty which tends to keep ison special says: Rumors have reached here of a battle amongst cattle men in the northwestern corner of the county near Cedar Mills, During the winter the stock has drifted from oneside of the Red river to the other, and in the spring sound-up the Indian Nation are said to have stolen a large number of cattle be- longing south of the river. A war en- sued to-day. Reports are exceedingly indefinite, but it 1s believed no one was killed outright. e —— Missourl's Orops. 8r. Louis, April 2,—The secretary of the Missouri state board of agriculture, who has received reports from every county in the state, says the average of the growing wheat is 98 per cent and im- proving. He also states the per cent of wheat now in the hands of producers is 17}, and corn 24. Poaches are soverely injured. Aprlu promise fairly, but small fruits will be short. o — Fatal Railway Wreck, COnarranooca, Tenn., April 2,—The passenger train on the Alabama & Great Southern was wrecked thirty miles from this city last night. Brown, the tireman, was kiled. The engine and two cars were demolished, — The Hiinols Cent New Youk, April 2,—The board of di- rectors of the Illinois Central railroad company has decided to make no change i1 the vxecutive management, these momentary imgulul in check? Sup- pose the victim had been less courageous, the yielding to that impulse would have entailed a term of penal servitude, and that tou, we suppose, might have been remitted on the same grounds, 41 am mightily amused,” writes to us a graceless reprobate, ‘'at the announce- ment in The Standard this morning that the editor has been deluged with lettors from hundreds of ladies impetuously de- manding the reinstatement of a certain gallant officer in the British army. They are all unanimous, it seems, not one dis- sentient voice among the whole two hun- dred. 1t brought to my mind the famil- iar couplet of #opn: Men, soms to business, some to pleasure, take, But every woman is at heart v TLet those finish the quotation who will,” DIGNA THIRSTS FOR BLOOD, Buakiv, April 2 — Osman Digna is actively resuming the offensive. He is attempting to cut off the friendly tribes about Handoub and Tamanieb from water, Sheikh Mahmoud Ali is opposing him. A battle is expected. Loxvox, April 2.—A dispatches from Gordon, March 15th, state Elobeid is poverty stricken and destitute of trade. A few of the Mahdi's followers are there. There are no signs that the Mahdi is about to advancs upon Khartoum, The! Kabbabish tribe 18 in open rebellion against the Mahdi. THE PRINCE'S FUNERAL. Briiy, April 2 —The crown' Prince Frederick W’illiam started for London to- day, to assist At tho funeral of Prince Leopold. IRIS)T MATTERS, . Dunury, April 2.- <At a regnlar moet- ing of the Irish National league, the troasurer reported tiat sinco last meoting thero had been received £1,173, clud- ing £1,000 from Detroit, Mich. An Invincible at Tubbercurry has turned informer, and given the names of several landlords whom the society Hae decided to murder. Porkopolis After the 1test, Crvorswart, April 2.—One of the most ontward signs of the supremacy of order has just appeared in the removal of the barricades in the stroets, above the court house at moon. Tho street cars of the Mt. Auburn line were permitted to pass through after being shut out since 9:30 on Saturday night, when pistol firing and stone throwing .in front of the court house so intimignud the drivers and con- ductors that they refused to further rink their livee, Travel of all kind was at once resumed about the court house. One of of tho first lots of freight delivered on North Court street was an immense quan- tity of bacon to the pork house opposite the court house. ery fow soldiers are pacing the sidewalks around the court house for the pur- ana of preventing venturesome persons rom entering that dangerous structure. The entire military force will be with- drawn to-morrow, except the 17th regi- ment, which has orders to remain until further orders. The latest revised list of dead and wounded maken the dead 45, the wounded 138. ANTI-MOB LEGISLATION URGED, Governor Hoadley, in a message to tho general aszembly to-day, recommended the provision by law for tho offer of an adequate reward for the arrest and conviction of the murderers of Captain John J. Desmond, of the lst regiment O. N. G., killed at Cincinnati while in discharge of his duty; also recommending the propriety of making provision for the relief of Des- mond’s aged mother from the pecuniary loss entailed by the death of her son, he being her only support. A bill was in- troduced in the senate providing that citi- zens may recover from tho state damages for the destruction of property by riotous assomblages. A bill was passed in the senate this afternoon te allow all militia men injured or prostrated by sickness while in the service of the ntate at Cin- cinnati, ono hundred and twenty days’ time at 2 per day. SOME APPREHENSION. CiNciNNaTi, O., April 2.—The execu- tive committee of fifteen holds meetings with closed doors. At the meeting to-day the only business transacted and made known was the adoption of a resolution advising against holding public meetings in the city, where the riot and its inci- dents would be discussed. While all signs are hopeful and the belief general that no further violence is probable, there is some apprehension among those charged with the preservation of order. DIED OF GRIEP, At the burial yesterday of Adolph Meinking, one of the killed of Saturday night, his father fainted at the grave and was carried home in an unconscious con- dition. He died before morning, THE FORDY-NINCH DEATH. CiNciNNATI, April 2.—A man wounded in the riot was taken to the hospital un- conacious, name unknown, and he died to-day. Just befor death he rallied suf- ficiently to say his name was Wm, White, This makes 49 deaths. NATIONALITY OF THR DEAL: Of the 38 burial permits of victims of the late riot, 11 show the killed were born in Germany, 18 in America, of mostly German parents, 1 in Ireland and 1 in Wales. THE SITUATION AT MIDNIGIE, Orxorsyart, April 2 —To-night the barricades are all gone and the militia is simply patrolling the sidewalks along the jail and court house. They have had no molestation. The grand jury will assemble at once in the old armory near Court and Walnut street. Provisions have been made forthe accommodation of all the courts, and legal business will proceed as usual, The law librarian has applied to all state authorities for dona- tions of court reports, statutes, ete., as u nucleus for a new library. A TALK WITH BERNER. Corumpus, O., April 2,—*“If it wasn't for my poor old father and mother I would take my twenty years like a little man,” said Berner toa News Journal re- porter on thetrain en routefor Columbus, Turning to another, he said: ©] gee that the papers stated that a mob lynched me. 1 want you to do me a favor—to see my father and tell him that it isn’t so, and that I was cheerful and happy all the way down. It will make him feel better.” When asked if he didn’t think a big change would come over him in twenty years, he said that he didn’t expect to serve out the full twenty years. “Did you want to get away when the officers recaptured you!” *No; 1 was glad of it. I was tired nearly to death, and Ididn’t know where 1 was, I didn't want to escape from Dominick at Loveland. Big, ugly m gers woro after me I ran through cars when I got away from them, with a man after me yelling ‘Stop him.! When 1 jumped from the train a fellow jumped after mo and I kicked him in the stomach. I ran straight up the railroad track, It must havo been eight miles. Then I slopt all night in a box-car. In the morning 1 told a man my name was Steggman, and he rowed me across the Mismi river in & skiff. 1 then kept on until tired out. I struck Montgomery and sat down to rest. At this time I did not know about the riot, and intended to go to Cincinnati, 1 would have got near the city, and then waited until 10 o'clock at night and went to my father's. 1 think I should have asked him to go to the jail and give me up, a8 I knew escape for good was almost out of the question, For a while I rambled through the woods and fields, over among the hills, T would hate to have been in Palmer's pickle Friday night. Had I been there I guess I would have been hang, sure. No, 1 don't want to got away. 1 think I am better off for awhile in the pen.” Had Berner wanted to escape he could have done so & hundred tunes, Tt seemed money enough could not be of- fered him to got away. He folt that his security was with the officers. He bad no handeufls, and was not wit:hed, paratively light, and prices easier. the call board, the sales were 725,000+ bushels, May and June declining l¢ and July je. Y ocourred near Cardiff to-day. were killed and seventeen othurs en~ tombed dell arrived to-day to testify Fr%nk James, James' defense will besm alibi, DEPRESSED DEALERS. A Weak Fecling all Aronnd in Chicago Markets Yosterday, Oereals Especially Feeblo, and Sales with a Drop in Prices. Mess Pork Necessitated to a Do« oline to Make any Sales, Lard Aboat the Only Lively Com- modity in the Market, For Gattle There was a Fair De~ mand with Unchanged Prices. Sales of 110-120 1h. Nefrasks Sheep at @ Range of $5.25 10 $5:75. OHICAGO'S MARKETS: INACTIVE AN DORMANT, Special Dispatch to THE Brg, Cuicaco, April 2,—The markets: diw- played very feoble signs of activity, and the tendency of prices was downwawsd. Provisions were unusually weak, corm took a decided drop, and wheat, after a sharp advance at the opening, deoclined' steadily until at the close it was consider= ably under the closing of yesterday. ‘Wheat opened brisk under: the eftect: of wintry weather, and advanced quiokly fle, May selling up to 88ic, after which it fell off gradually 1o to 1}¢, rallied a trifle, closing {o to Jo under On call sales were 1,6 May declining {c, July advancing }p. esterday. ! bushels,, CORN, The feeling ia corn was uasettled'and: trading fair. The market opened a shade- higher, but speculative offerings were: liberal, and under a pressure to realive,. the market declined lc to 1}c, with: the weakess more marked for May than more: deferred futures, rallied finally closed 1lc lower; . and June {c to fo lower than yesterday.. On call sales were 950,000 bushels. .md}Jnly declining {c and June declin. ing je. slightly and {¢ lower, May, OATS, Speculative trading in oatswas-com-- On PROVISIONS, Prices were moderately active for mess pork; prices ruled somewhat irregular. Offerings were free, and a reduction of 156 to 20c had to be submitted to, but gnring the middle session became a shade rmer. n Later, the market weakened ain, and closed dull. On the call board sales were 15,000 bbls, at unchanged: prices. LARD LIVELY. Uonsiderable interest centered in the lard market, and trading was fairly ac- tive. Offerings were liberal early, and' prices receded 15 to 20c, rallied 74 to 10e, and ruled steady; ened again, receded 10 to 12ic, and closed dull. o tierces for May and June delivery, at be. near the close weak- On call, sales were 18,000+ THE CATTLE TRADE opened rather slow; orders came in late, yet there was a fair steady demand at unchanged prices for all grades of fat cattle, the supply was also light. stock is considerably higher than last week; in fact, the general rangs is 10¢ to 16c higher. stockers, but the supply is light and the volume of business small, with a firm range of prices. 950 to 1,050 pounds, at §6 00 to 85 25 averaging 1,000 to 1,150 pounds, at 85 40 to 86 60; corn-fed Texans, $5.00 to b 40;. 1,350 to 1,600 pounds, export grades, $06 10 to 86 60; good to choice shipping, 1,200 to 1,320 pounds, $5 60 to $6 00t common to medium, pounds, §56 10 to &5 60. Export orders were light, and Butchers' There is a demand for Light handy. steers, of 1,000 to 1,200 SHEEP, The bulk of offerings this: morning were western and Nebraska sheep that averaged 110 to 120 pounds, and made: 8525 to $b 70, ~ S — A Fiouring Mill in Flames, Jerseyvinie, 1L, April 2:—A firo this. morning destroyed the Otterville flouring mull near here. $9,000. Loss §$15,000;. insurance: e — Fatal Colliery Explosion. LoxpoN, April 2.—A colliery explosion Two mein e ———— Lost Duriug u.Gale: Grouckster, Masy., April 1.—The schooner Minnesota lost five men during a recent gale. e Fall New York, April 2,—Lyman & Cur- tis, wholesale toy merchants, have as- signed. Liabilities $172,000; actual as- sets $96,(00. Dick liddell, HussviLig, Ala., April 2, —~Diek Lid- against PURIFY T ewfl